Endectyon (Endectyon) xerampelinum (Lamarck, 1814)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Endectyon (Endectyon) xerampelinum (Lamarck, 1814)
- Name authority
- (Lamarck, 1814)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Axinellida
- Family
- Raspailiidae
- Genus
- Endectyon
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPorifera Grant, 1836
- classDemospongiae Sollas, 1885
- subclassHeteroscleromorpha Cárdenas, Pérez & Boury-Esnault, 2012
- orderAxinellida Lévi, 1953
- familyRaspailiidae Nardo, 1833
- subfamilyRaspailiinae Nardo, 1833
- genusEndectyon Topsent, 1920
- subgenusEndectyon (Endectyon) Topsent, 1920
- speciesEndectyon (Endectyon) xerampelinum (Lamarck, 1814)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Endectyon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Endectyon (Endectyon) elyakovi Hooper, 1991 | RaspailiidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endectyon (Endectyon) hyle (de Laubenfels, 1930) | RaspailiidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endectyon (Endectyon) lamellosum Thomas, 1976 | RaspailiidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endectyon (Endectyon) pilosum (Vacelet, 1961) | RaspailiidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endectyon (Hemectyon) filiforme Sitja & Maldonado, 2014 | RaspailiidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endectyon gorgonioides (Kirkpatrick, 1903) | RaspailiidaePorifera | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Raspailia (Raspailia) johnhooperi Van Soest, 2017 Van Soest, 2017 | synonym |
| Endectyon xerampelinum (Lamarck, 1814) (Lamarck, 1814) | synonym |
| Raspailia xerampelina (Lamarck, 1814) (Lamarck, 1814) | synonym |
| Spongia xerampelina Lamarck, 1814 Lamarck, 1814 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1547796 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39QNM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.